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A Real-time Vehicle Routing Model for a Courier Service Problem

In: Distribution Logistics

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  • Enrico Angelelli

    (University of Brescia)

  • Renata Mansini

    (University of Brescia)

  • M. Grazia Speranza

    (University of Brescia)

Abstract

The information needed to solve a vehicle routing problem may be not completely known ahead of time. Rather it may be dynamically revealed as time goes on. We consider a dynamic vehicle routing problem faced by a courier company where customer requests with service time windows arrive and have to be serviced on real time by a fleet of vehicles in movement. Differently from other dynamic routing problems motivated by the same courier service, we consider both pick-up and delivery requests and assume that customer requests cannot be refused but can be postponed to future shifts. A heuristic algorithm based on local search is proposed for the problem together with an illustrative example. Experimental analysis is in progress.

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  • Enrico Angelelli & Renata Mansini & M. Grazia Speranza, 2005. "A Real-time Vehicle Routing Model for a Courier Service Problem," Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, in: Bernhard Fleischmann & Andreas Klose (ed.), Distribution Logistics, pages 87-103, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:lnechp:978-3-642-17020-1_5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-17020-1_5
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